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Car drivers survive mishaps
Mohali, April 15
A Santro car, being driven by a young woman, got off the road falling almost 15 feet down into a seasonal rivulet running parallel to the Chandigarh-Mohali road. The driver, Bindiya, who remained belted to her seat all through the fall, had a miraculous escape.

The car that fell into the Patiala ki Rao choe near the furniture market, Chandigarh, being lifted by a crane on Thursday.	A Hyundai Accent rams into a bus after being hit by a Mercedes near the Piccadily roundabout in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photographs

Minister’s relative arrested for ‘abducting’ girls
Panchkula, April 15
The local police last night arrested Jameel Khan, a relative of a Haryana minister, on charges of luring and “abducting” two minor girls of Sector 20 here.

Infighting may cost Congress dear in Lok Sabha poll
Chandigarh, April 15
The Congress never had it so bad before. Dissensions, defections and disobeyance of the Congress high command, both in Punjab and Haryana, may cost the party dear in the Lok Sabha elections.

• BJP anti-farmer, says Bansal
• Leaders throng villages for votes
• Jain to file papers today
• 2 Cong leaders join INLD
• Kataria opens election office
• Poll puts public grievances on hold
• Arvind weighed against coins

Mystery shrouds PEC result
Chandigarh, April 15
The BE (Semester I of production and electrical) result of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) is shrounded in mystery. While Panjab University claims to have declared the result of the two streams on April 8, it has not reached the college. The examinations of the next semester of the two streams are beginning next week.

Military nursing probationers’ no to wear new uniform
Commissioning put off
Chandigarh, April 15
The commissioning ceremony of probationers of the Military Nursing Services (MNS), which was scheduled for today, was put off after they reportedly refused to don the new pattern of uniform.

COMMUNITY

Chhat Bir’s ‘Prince’ cremated
Chhat Bir, April 15
Conservation of wildlife at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park suffered a major setback after Prince, a young male single-horned rhinoceros, died under mysterious circumstances in its enclosure yesterday.

Zoo staffers take samples for a postmortem of Prince, a male rhino that died under mysterious circumstances at the Chhat Bir zoo, near Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Nostalgic moments for ex-EME officers
Chandigarh, April 15
More than 60 retired EME officers and their wives settled here shared nostalgic moments as they attended a get-together organised by Major-Gen, EME, Western Command and Colonel Commandant, Corps of EME, Major-Gen A.K. Kher, in Chandi Mandir last evening.

CRIME

Man commits suicide
Chandigarh, April 15
A 31-year-old unemployed father of two girls, Pawan Kumar, last night committed suicide at Daddu Majra. Pawan Kumar had last year jumped from the second floor of a house in an apparent bid to end his life.

Car driver robbed
Mohali, April 15
Four unidentified men robbed a government car driver here last night. He was made unconscious by a chloroform-laced handerkerchief.

Annamalai varsity signs MoU with NIFD
Chandigarh, April 15
India’s leading university with four star grading, Annamalai University, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD), to jointly offer three year B.Sc degree programmes.

Print-making students put up show
Chandigarh, April 15
“Kalaswar-2004”, an exhibition of special project executed by final-year students of graphic (print making) at the Government College of Art, Sector 10, began in the college art gallery here today.

Students of graphic (print-making) of the Government College of Art, Sector 10, Chandigarh, who presented a special project “Kalaswar-2004” on the college premises on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Students to assist in framing of curricula
Chandigarh, April 15
Students securing top three positions in the various departments of Panjab University will be involved in the framing of the curriculum of their respective subjects. A bold and innovative step, this is aimed at getting a feedback from the students on the syllabi and incorporating their ideas towards making the subjects learner-friendly.

Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dappar, near Dera Bassi, visited The Tribune office in Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Ukraine varsity’s offer to students
Chandigarh, April 15
Lugansk State Medical University, Ukraine, will offer scholarships to students from North India who score well in the entrance examination, being held for the first time in June this year.

Students apprised of foreign courses
Panchkula, April 15
With a view to guide the students about various career courses, a team of educationists from Ukraine, headed by Dr Ivchenko Vallery Constantinobich, visited Satluj Public School, Sector 4, here today.

DAV students get merit certificates
Panchkula, April 15
DAV Senior Secondary School, Surajpur, today awarded merit certificates to 150 students for their performance in the national-level Science Talent Search Examination conducted by the Unified Council.

High Court
Hearing in hoardings removal case on May 3
Chandigarh, April 15
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today adjourned the hearing in the public interest petition on the issue of removal of hoardings put up by the political parties in power in Punjab and Haryana as well as the Chandigarh Administration for May 3.

‘Jija-Saali’ from city on Zee today
Chandigarh, April 15
City-based Sadhna Sangar and Vranchi Kaushik have just returned from Mumbai after taking part in the high profile “Jija-Saali” special episode of Sansui Zee Antakshri, to be telecast tomorrow.

City-based Sadhna Sangar poses with her brother-in-law Vranchi Kaushik after returning from the shooting of Zee Antakshri’s special “Jija-Saali” episode. — A Tribune photograph

Showcasing 100 years of American photography
Chandigarh, April 15
The Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi is teaming up with the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy to present a show, unique in concept and structure. An official programme of the White House Millennium Council with the theme “Honor the Past — Imagine the Future”, the display features photographs that serve as windows to America through the 20th century.

New Release
Scare fare from Balaji films
AFTER the success of ‘Bhoot’, ghosts are in and if you are looking for thrillers you will find chills and thrills in ‘Krishna Cottage’. The film will be released today at Batra Chandigarh and Fun Republic, Manimajra. Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor’s ‘Krishna Cottage’ is reportedly inspired from Hollywood’s ‘Evil Dead’. There are deaths and untimely demises in this suspense thriller that stars Sohail Khan and Natasha.

Committed to thorny affair
They have chosen a rocky path for their thorny affair- literally. The teeming population of Vaastu shastris, who profess against keeping cacti in homes be damned, residents are committed in their love with the green thorny foliage and succulents, which adorn many a home.

 Brig C.S. Bewli with his collection of cacti and succulents. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Helloji
‘We are loving guests from a-broad’
“Arundhati Madame, you are having to go to my kothi today. You are knowing na, Mr. John Smith is coming for big beat-up? Missus is wanting moral spport. Like that to she can do good hostility to hundred people but one a-broad person…bas, finish! Oon vi ae firangi thode vakhre type de honde han.

Style i
City girls fall for chic chikan
Chikankari outfits are an important part of summer wardrobe of men and women of all age groups and social strata. From Jaya Bachchan to Dimple Kapadia to Karisma and Kareena Kapoor all have been mesmerised by the magic of chikankari.

Capturing social issues on celluloid
ENGINEERING may have brought bread and butter for Sameer Guglani, but it is his passion for capturing social issues on celluloid that has earned him laurels.

All smiles: Film couple Sameer Guglani and Nandini Hirianniah after their docu-drama got selected for New York International Film and Video Festival -2004.

Soaring on the wings of melody
He is better known as founder of the Hira group which took the world of Punjabi music by storm with its uniquely classic strains. “Doven haaniya, giddhe diyaan raniyan…” is an instant reminder of Pulvinder Dhami “Hira”, who ruled the music charts in India while sitting in London.

SPORTS

Zonal cricket academy inaugurated
Chandigarh, April 15
The zonal cricket academy (north) was inaugurated by Mr M P Pandove, honorary secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association, at the PCA Stadium here today. The academy, which has been shifted from New Delhi, became functional today. It will continue to function up to May 24.

128 participate in trials for Shivalik academies
Chandigarh, April 15
As many as 168 players from various parts of Northern India took part in the two-day selection trials for the Shivalik sports academies in three disciplines: volleyball, basketball and hockey, held today at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41.

SGFI infighting: Punjab players on losing end
Chandigarh, April 15
Chandigarh school players might be at an advantage over their Punjab counterparts as far as their representation to various national school games was concerned. Last year, the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) had conducted events in the 49th National School Games in various age groups at different venues.

Cricket camps from April 18
Patiala, April 15
The Lifebouy Cricket Excellence Foundation (LCEF) will organise three-week-long camps at three different cities of Punjab from April 18 to May 18.